AISpendBench
Open Methodology

Methodology and scope

AISpendBench tracks AI tooling spend for software engineering teams only.

In scope

  • Code assistant licenses (Copilot, Cursor, Cody, etc.)
  • AI code review, testing, and documentation tools
  • Annual spend normalized to spend/developer/month

Out of scope

  • GPU/ML infrastructure costs
  • General enterprise AI platform spend
  • AI consulting and one-time transformation projects

Privacy and sharing rules

  • Company names are encrypted and never displayed publicly.
  • Detailed slices are shown only for contributor accounts.
  • Any segmented slice with fewer than 5 companies is suppressed.
  • Data use terms and privacy policy are available in the site footer.

Beta disclaimers

  • This is an independent research beta.
  • Antitrust-safe aggregation rules are enforced in data display logic.